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1. Braves Send Incredible Prospect Haul for Mark Teixeira
San Francisco Giants v Atlanta Braves
Don't get me wrong, Mark Teixeira was great in his short stint with the Atlanta Braves. In 157 total games, Teixeira hit .295 with 37 home runs and 134 RBI with the Bravos. But the trade backfired on several levels. Atlanta acquired him to help them down the stretch in 2007, but the team didn't make the playoffs. He was still manning first base in 2008 but the Braves weren't in playoff contention so they sent him to the Angels for Casey Kotchman.
What ended up making this deal worse was who the Braves sent to Texas. The Rangers would end up reaching the World Series in back-to-back years in 2010-2011, thanks in large part because of their young core of Elvis Andrus, Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, all of whom came from Atlanta.
To make matters worse, because Teixeira signed with the Yankees after the 2008 season the Angels received New York's first-round pick. Guess who the Angels drafted? Just the best player in baseball, Mike Trout. If Atlanta kept Teixeira for the rest of the season they could hypothetically have Trout roaming center field.
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